Chapter 27 of Paths of Judgement is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Paths of Judgement is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Geoffrey, dear old boy, walk home with me, will you?" On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm. "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now." They crossed the square together. Maurice was feeling no reaction to weakness after his strength.
Chapter 27 of Paths of Judgement is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “They crossed the square together.”
the father of your spouse
From this reading “"I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."”
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading “On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.”
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading “Maurice was feeling no reaction to weakness after his strength.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “"I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."”
make square
From this reading “They crossed the square together.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “Maurice was feeling no reaction to weakness after his strength.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Geoffrey, dear old boy, walk home with me, will you?"”
In this reading “On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.”
In this reading “On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.”
a familiar term of address for a man
In this reading “"Geoffrey, dear old boy, walk home with me, will you?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."
later than; following
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Geoffrey, dear old boy, walk home with me, will you?"
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
placed crosswise
From this reading They crossed the square together.
dearly loved
From this reading "Geoffrey, dear old boy, walk home with me, will you?"
the father of your spouse
From this reading "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Maurice was feeling no reaction to weakness after his strength.
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Geoffrey, dear old boy, walk home with me, will you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Geoffrey, dear old boy, walk home with me, will you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
and nothing more
From this reading "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Geoffrey, dear old boy, walk home with me, will you?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."
not any; not one
From this reading Maurice was feeling no reaction to weakness after his strength.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Geoffrey, dear old boy, walk home with me, will you?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
on the contrary
From this reading "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading Maurice was feeling no reaction to weakness after his strength.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
make square
From this reading They crossed the square together.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Maurice was feeling no reaction to weakness after his strength.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They crossed the square together.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading On the steps, after seeing Felicia and her friend into their carriage, Maurice put his hand through Geoffrey's arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maurice was feeling no reaction to weakness after his strength.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They crossed the square together.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Geoffrey, dear old boy, walk home with me, will you?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maurice was feeling no reaction to weakness after his strength.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading Maurice was feeling no reaction to weakness after his strength.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Geoffrey, dear old boy, walk home with me, will you?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Geoffrey, dear old boy, walk home with me, will you?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I've had a row with my father-in-law--would rather not see him just now."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Geoffrey, dear old boy, walk home with me, will you?"
Chapter 27 of Paths of Judgement by Anne Douglas Sedgwick holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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